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Welcome to the Lehigh County Historical Society

The Lehigh County Historical Society is one of the largest historical societies in America. Our new 30,000 square foot headquarters museum The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum is a state-of-the-art climate-controlled facility that houses one of the finest historical research libraries in the state of Pennsylvania. The Heritage Museum includes 6 galleries with more than 13,000 square feet of exhibits.

History provides a sense of proportion and perspective in people’s lives. A person’s knowledge of history creates a more balanced and tolerant individual. Visit us today; together we are proving that history matters!

Library Hours: Tuesday through Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Saturdays: We have the library open on average two Saturdays a month on a variable schedule.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN April 18 and 25 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Library is closed 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

The Library will be closed:
Friday and Saturday
April 3-4
Saturday April 11

Museum, Library, and outlying sites are normally closed major holidays.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WEATHER-RELATED CLOSINGS,
PLEASE CALL US AT 610-435-1074.
IF NO ANSWER, PLEASE CALL 484-553-2592.
THANK YOU!

Admission: $8 adults, $3 children; Members FREE

Directions:

For cars (our lot is not accessible to buses due to narrow alleys; please see below for bus directions): to our parking lot: From US-22 take PA 145 south 1.8 mi. to Walnut St. Turn left on Walnut .2 miles to 5 th St. Turn right on 5 th St. to the first side street on your left. Turn left into this side street and proceed one block to another side street. Stop to yield right-of-way before crossing this side street. After crossing the side street, you will see 3 small parking lots on either side of the street; you may park in any of these. Street parking is also available.

For buses: to our bus drop-off area: From US-22 take PA 145 south 1.8 mi. to Walnut St. Turn left on Walnut .25 miles to the site at 432 W. Walnut St. You will see a bus pull-out on your right. Your vehicle may be left there while the tour takes place, but we do ask the following:
1. Please shut down the engine as a courtesy to our neighbors.
2. Please remain with your vehicle in case it needs to be moved for another group to drop off. If you are asked to move your vehicle, you may usually find street parking by proceeding down Walnut to 4th St. Turn right on 4th to Martin Luther King. Street parking can usually be found on King.